20 Bible Verses about Promised Joy

Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you will abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Then he said to them, “Go, eat of the fat, drink of the sweet, and send portions to him who has nothing prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not be grieved, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”

You will make known to me the path of life;
In Your presence is fullness of joy;
In Your right hand there are pleasures forever.

For His anger is but for a moment,
His favor is for a lifetime;
Weeping may last for the night,
But a shout of joy comes in the morning.

In Your name they rejoice all the day,
And by Your righteousness they are exalted.

Those who sow in tears shall reap with joyful shouting.

“Her priests also I will clothe with salvation,
And her godly ones will sing aloud for joy.

Therefore you will joyously draw water
From the springs of salvation.

And the ransomed of the Lord will return
And come with joyful shouting to Zion,
With everlasting joy upon their heads.
They will find gladness and joy,
And sorrow and sighing will flee away.

But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be for all the people;

These things I have spoken to you so that My joy may be in you, and that your joy may be made full.

Until now you have asked for nothing in My name; ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be made full.

But now I come to You; and these things I speak in the world so that they may have My joy made full in themselves.

for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

But know that the Lord has set apart the godly man for Himself;
The Lord hears when I call to Him.

Those who sow in tears shall reap with joyful shouting.
He who goes to and fro weeping, carrying his bag of seed,
Shall indeed come again with a shout of joy, bringing his sheaves with him.

For to a person who is good in His sight He has given wisdom and knowledge and joy, while to the sinner He has given the task of gathering and collecting so that he may give to one who is good in God’s sight. This too is vanity and striving after wind.

“Behold, My servants will shout joyfully with a glad heart,
But you will cry out with a heavy heart,
And you will wail with a broken spirit.

Then you will see this, and your heart will be glad,
And your bones will flourish like the new grass;
And the hand of the Lord will be made known to His servants,
But He will be indignant toward His enemies.

Truly, truly, I say to you, that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice; you will grieve, but your grief will be turned into joy. Whenever a woman is in labor she has pain, because her hour has come; but when she gives birth to the child, she no longer remembers the anguish because of the joy that a child has been born into the world. Therefore you too have grief now; but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you.read more.
In that day you will not question Me about anything. Truly, truly, I say to you, if you ask the Father for anything in My name, He will give it to you. Until now you have asked for nothing in My name; ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be made full.